Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-23
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Ths steamer Leo sails for Ajax
Tomorrow morning with . fun eAER
Of freight.
The steamsR Geo. e. Starr brought a
Q large lisi Of passengers fer this oit,
yesterday.
Tue ship George =. Manson has bssl
chartered 10 load coal ct Seattle 70
San Francisco.
The stsamer Mountaineer va
launshed from Mitsheil'I ways Ct Md
water, last eveuing.
Thsrs ID talk Of organizing IN thi
city q branch Of the Oolambla Rive
Fiahsgmen's Union.
The steamer Olympian left for Alsskl
al 8 o'clock yesterday morning. With {
fair Of passenger list.
Ths schooner Hsnristta Of Lopel
Island arrived IN port Sunday evening
and ID at the YesleF wharf.
The City Of Qaincy Il expected from
Port Gamble today, where she has been
repairing since last "Wednesday.
The Hayward and Fleetwood aEFiVs
and depart shout the same time nova
days and ths travelling public take then
choice.
Large quantities Of producs continue
10 Be brought 10 this city By the Tacoma
steamer skagit Chief fr0m down Sound
points.
The ship HighIand Light viii be the
next vessel Ia Chas Wells line Of
coasters 10 load freight In San Fran
cisco for Seattle and ether Sound ports,
Tia little steamer Helen broke her
shaft iuat before going int Colby yes
lerday, and ives towed 10 this city by
The steamer Grace, where she vii be
repaired.
Postmaster Lyons recommendation
Of mail oaFFisFs having been confirmed
By the President. they will order their
suits, and will appear shortly Fesplf ndens
IN gold lace and buts0as.
TIE Beard Of County Commissioners
INST agaiR yesterday, after g weeks
adiouFnment, and resumed the work
Of patching up the King County asseae-
ment roll. Ons or two days more viii
let them out.
John Roach, q longEhoFeman Of Ia
coma while unloading iron out Of the
British.bAFk Rydalmere, yesterday after
noon, got three fingers OF the right
hand badly mashed b. being canRht In
two Eaila.
Marshal Hamilton brought Eve sailors
over from Port Blakely, yesterday after
noon, belonging TO the ship Edward
O'Brien, for refusing duty and threat-
eninQ the captain. The examination
will take place before y. 3. Oommis-
sioneE Emery, today, ct 10 q. M.
The clipper ships Seminole and
Oharmer are noW out 100 days On their
long ocean race from New York 10 San
Francisco. Great interest," 10 being
manifested In this race, as the rivalry
which has long existed between these
two smart vessels will be settled.
II has been decided By The govern
meat 20 put the snaG boat Ekagil 20
work above SnohomHsh City, nemovicg
some OF the dangerous snags In that
stream. Her orew haa been selected.
and she will be OF for her held OF opor-
atoms the latter part Of the week.
The steamers Nellie and Munroe are
both doing q splendid business on the |
Hnohmnish route. They carry large |
lists 81 passengers and bia fFeights.
Hn0homish oounty u growing 10 popu- |
lation ana wealth very rapidly. judging /
from the travel and freight going there.
Oar merchants are wisely laying IN q /
supply OF trunks. There 10 nothing for /
which an Indian will give up bis hard
earned money 20 quickly a. for trunk,
whether be has anything 20 put into u
or not, and after The hop picking sea-
con IL ever che tEafiio In trunks will be /
very great.
The steamer Nellie only brought $50
mlmsn 10 this city yesterday. The
fishermen stated that the Munroe, on
her downward trip bad Fun into the
school Of fah, jusf 80 the seines we're
being cast, and the hsh were frlRhtened
into deep water, where they could mos
be taken.
The work Of putting up the new
steam tug Rainier is progressing favor
ably, and the owners state positively |
that abe viii be ready 10 Oommence
work By September 18th. Shs viii Be
IN Command OF Captain Jake echoland.
and viii make her headquarters 81 Port
Townsend.
Tho hull Of the sssameg J. c. Britain
has bean chartered BY the Puget sound
Continuation Company 10 carry rails
from che ship Persian, a Smiths Cove,
10 a uolnt thla side % Che barrel faetoRy.
This viii facilitate track laying greatly,
as Il 4 a bic lob 10 handle ali the rails
on hand car, e. is now necessary.
Raw. H. L. Bates. Who left for the
Rass Yesterday morning. via tue Cana-
dIan Paclle, viii attend his bFotheE's
veddina n Rockford, fllfnotss after
-Ss-G u. -fIg ,..a,aa1 A NahFaakn
where A family reunion will Be held
This trip win consume i've mouths tsnes
which viii constitute The pastors vaca-
tion.
Ona Of TIE locomotives 0f the Seattle.
Lake shore and Eastern Railway Com
pany q 10 Be taken 10 Smiths Cove on
barge, In day OF %. 20 . aeeo 70
construction work. MT; Miner naa
offered them the use OF lighter snelne;
which wiil probably be aceepeed uati
track laying ts completed aionR tne
water 'front.'
The hull OF the steamer Prospeot hss
been chartered BY the Paeea Soand
Construction Company % carry track
LAYERS along the water front 10 and
from their work. EAch mefnteg she
win leave Calnan's wharf 10 toe Of the
steamer Violet fsF Smiths Cove with
Ahona sixty track LAYERS on beard, re-
farming In The evening.
Oaptain james WooleEy, throagh his
attorney, O. d. E0ery, nettfed e1peF.
vssine lnspecaor Labbock thai be vo1ld
take an appeal from the decision Of the
local Boafd Of tnspeetora IN a9speadtne
his ncenss for too meuths. eas when
ths sapSFviains Inspecteg stated that
be appFoxed Of The action Of tne local
Bosfd, the matter waa dropped. and y
Il more than likely thai Capeain Nooi'
sFy win aAka The sdvies for which Cap.
tain Grsen Paid SO and eoioy hiuasaAi
during hia vacatson.
ssyea nembaFs uefe received into ne
Msshcdisa Protestant Chureh LAST sun
daV, In tie raoFuina TIE p1lpit "a
hlled By Rev. ]. L. Carver, OF sAe Goa
eregasional Association, and 10 20
svenine he pastoE. Rev. Clark d. DAVIS
preached bic last sermon before ieavtns
fos ths Eaal, where b VII - eoni
ssusshlna oveg too moothA Musie z
the evening waa snpplied By TIE ehoi
ana an orchestra a. SIX pieces. tneiud
INC little LAnnia Graves. Uho piayea %
carnet.
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